Admissions & selectivity
National Louis University Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at National Louis University?
National Louis University’s reported acceptance rate is 95.1%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 95.1%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
National Louis University admits 95.0% of applicants, well above the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
What SAT and ACT scores do National Louis University students report?
SAT and ACT ranges are not available for National Louis University in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at National Louis University?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55.1%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 56.7%
- First-year retention
- 50.4%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
National Louis University enrolls 4,406 undergraduates, and the composition is shaped by two large entry points. An estimated 56.7% of students arrive as transfers or part-time students, and 55.1% receive Pell Grants.
The campus is built around people continuing coursework begun elsewhere and those using federal grant aid, rather than a single traditional path.
The first-time full-time cohort at National Louis University shows persistence and completion well below the peer medians. 50.4% return for a second year, against a median of 83.4% for comparable institutions.
The six-year graduation rate is 30.1%, compared with a peer median of 68.8%. Pell recipients in that same entering cohort complete at 41.9%, which is 11.8 percentage points above the overall six-year rate.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.